Business by LA Times Studios October 2026

The October 2026 issue of Business by LA Times Studios features the 2026 Consumer Attorney Visionaries, recognizing the lawyers shaping the legal profession across Southern California. This special section highlights legal leaders at a time of shifting regulations and evolving challenges for California’s legal industry.

The issue’s cover feature examines how OCVIBE, a major mixed-use sports, business and entertainment development, is reshaping Anaheim and Orange County, changing where people live, work, gather and spend. This edition also recaps the 2026 OC Executive Forum & Leadership Awards, which drew more than 200 attendees to the Marriott Irvine Spectrum.

Additional coverage explores how SpaceX, Rocket Lab, Relativity Space and Anduril are building the workforce needed to support the region’s aerospace growth; how SoFi Stadium, Intuit Dome, BMO Stadium and Dodger Stadium contribute to the regional economy year-round; and how Southern California consumer brands are using AI, memberships and smarter replenishment to build lasting customer relationships. The issue also examines changes in the music business, California’s evolving legal landscape, and Orange County’s position as a global medical device hub, with a look at Edwards Lifesciences, Glaukos, Masimo and the companies spun out of the region’s medtech ecosystem. Readers will also find employment law insights from Sue Bendavid of Lewitt Hackman and an examination of trends in California lemon law litigation.